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The free event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 6 at Plato School Hall, 5545 W. Harrison St. The dinner is being sponsored by the Assumption Greek Orthodox and Saint Martin de Porres Churches.
Dr. Alana Biggers will be the featured speaker from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at 645 S. Central Ave. Contact the hospital to register for Saturday’s event.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford and the office of Attorney General Lisa Madigan are holding the meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
More than a dozen organizations working on Chicago’s West and South Sides met last week as part of the initiative “Operation Save Lives,” organized by state Rep. La Shawn Ford. “What we have today is a group of organizations and people that are saying that we can help our communities, and we are demanding that the state, the city, the county and the federal government support us,” Ford said.
The Austin Green Team presents the last of this summer’s movies at dusk Aug. 21 at 168 N. Laramie. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and beverages. Snacks will be provided.
There have been fewer homicides so far this year, a drop Ald. Chris Taliaferro attributes to “hard” police work and community involvement. Some also credit the drop in killings to the community-building work groups like BUILD and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.
Local advocates, community organizations and businesses will kick off a safe and successful school year from 12 to 7 p.m. Aug. 17 on Harrison Street from Laramie to Lavergne.
Saturday’s event will feature presentations and mini-workshops from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; activities will start at Root Riot Harambee Garden, 500 N. Waller Ave., and additional presentations will take place at GlennArt Farm, 5749 W. Midway Park, and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 5710 W. Midway Park.
Members of the 15th District CAPS office, various Austin churches and community groups have been “loitering” on several corners in Austin every Wednesday in June and July since 2010 in an attempt to reduce crime.
The annual event, organized by BUILD, has been postponed due to weather. The “summer of opportunity” celebration will be held Friday, Aug. 17.